Eyob Ghebrehiwet Faniel

Eyob Ghebrehiwet Faniel (born 26 November 1992) is a born Eritrean Italian long-distance runner who won a silver medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games. He is the national record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:07:19, set on 23 February 2020, at the 2020 Seville Marathon.[1]

Eyob Ghebrehiwet Faniel
Personal information
Full nameEyob Ghebrehiwet Faniel
NationalityItalian
Born (1992-11-26) 26 November 1992
Asmara, Eritrea
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
ClubG.S. Fiamme Oro
Coached byRuggero Pertile
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Half marathon: 1:00:44 (2020)
  • Marathon: 2:07.19 (2020)
Medal record
European Championships
2018 BerlinMarathon Cup
Mediterranean Games
2018 TarragonaHalf marathon
European 10,000m Cup
2017 MinskTeam

Biography

Born in Eritrea, came in Italy in 2004, he was naturalized in 2005 at 23.[2]

In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[3] He finished in 15th place.[3]

National records

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2018 World Half Marathon Championships Valencia 37th Half marathon 1:02:37 PB
Mediterranean Games Tarragona 2nd Half marathon 1:04.07
European Championships Berlin 5th Marathon 2:12:43 SB
1st Marathon Cup 6:40:48
2019 World Championships Doha 15th Marathon 2:13:57 SB

Personal bests

See also

References
  1. "NOC Medallist by Sport - Italy". tarragona2018.cat. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. "Eyob Faniel Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  3. "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. "Faniel record italiano a Siviglia 2h07:19" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. "Faniel trionfa alla mezza di Siviglia: 1h00:44" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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